What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N22DG departed hnl destination john rodger?s field (phjr), while airborne on the tower frequency asked to return to land due to rough running engine. While inbound to hnl it was also discovered that he didn?t have a green landing gear down indication. A low approach over rwy 4L confirmed that no landing gear was observed. The pilot requested to burn the 5 hours of fuel on the airplane. While holding he shut down the front engine and requested to ditch the plane in the sea lane. The pilot stated he made several attempts to extend the main landing gear with negative results. ATC cleared the pilot to make an emergency landing. The pilot was rescued by emergency responders without incident and not injured.
As the FAA filed it
N22DG DEPARTED HNL DESTINATION JOHN RODGER?S FIELD (PHJR), WHILE AIRBORNE ON THE TOWER FREQUENCY ASKED TO RETURN TO LAND DUE TO ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. WHILE INBOUND TO HNL IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT HE DIDN?T HAVE A GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION. A LOW APPROACH OVER RWY 4L CONFIRMED THAT NO LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO BURN THE 5 HOURS OF FUEL ON THE AIRPLANE. WHILE HOLDING HE SHUT DOWN THE FRONT ENGINE AND REQUESTED TO DITCH THE PLANE IN THE SEA LANE. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. ATC CLEARED THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT WAS RESCUED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NOT INJURED.
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